Food supply and consumption — Protein supply by country
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food...
What the numbers show
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 151.7 Grammes per person per day in Iceland; the lowest is 68.6 Grammes per person per day in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 112.4 Grammes per person per day, and the mean is 109.61 Grammes per person per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 26.6%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 7.7%).
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 151.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 123.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 115.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 136.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 119.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 3 | China | 131.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 117.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Israel | 130.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 117.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 126.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 112.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 126.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 110.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 126.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 101.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 125.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 125 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 123.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 122.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 121.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 120.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 117.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 117.6 Grammes per person per day | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 116.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 17 | France | 116 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 112.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 112.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 112.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 112 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 110 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 109.2 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 108.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 106.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 105.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 101.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 100.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Mexico | 100.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 96.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Japan | 94.6 Grammes per person per day | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 93.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 91.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 90.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 88.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 86.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | 83.2 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 79.2 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Indonesia | 77.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 40 | India | 74.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 68.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 110.7 Grammes per person per day
- Slovak Republic 81.3 Grammes per person per day
About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.